I finally had a chance to ride the new NextGen Acela and I have to admit, I was wrong: this really is Amtrak’s train of the future. But here are a few tips for making your next ride frictionless.

Amtrak NextGen Acela is the train line's new fleet serving express stops in the Northeast corridor.Joey Hadden/Business Insider Amtrak launched its new Acela fleet in August. At 160 miles per hour, it ...

Amtrak launched its new Acela fleet in August. At 160 miles per hour, it's the fastest US train. Known as the NextGen Acela, the train has two classes — business and first. I recently traveled in both ...

MANHATTAN (WABC) -- The biggest passenger train operation in the county, Amtrak, recently launched its new premium fleet of trains called "Next Gen Acela." It's taking a new kind of approach to big ...

We sent a reporter to try Amtrak’s new high-speed trains on a round-trip ride from D.C. to Philadelphia. On Aug. 28, Amtrak debuted its first batch of long-awaited NextGen Acela trains in the ...

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Amtrak’s new Acela trains, called NextGen, are four years late arriving for passengers on the Boston-New York-Washington route, but still most Amtrak passengers on the Northeast Corridor (NEC) will ...

WESTWOOD — Well, this wasn’t encouraging. Amtrak’s sparkling new NextGen Acela, touted as the fastest train in the country, was late. Scheduled to depart from the 128-Westwood station at 6:11 a.m., I ...

The NextGen Acela train is engineered to reach speeds of up to 160mph. Credit: Alstom SA. Amtrak has launched its NextGen Acela service, marking a major update to the Acela service since its initial ...

Amtrak's NextGen Acela high-speed trains are now racing passengers between Boston, New York and Washington, D.C., hitting top speeds of 160 miles per hour. Leo Friedman and his mother, Phyllis, ...

Work is taking place in the Hudson River for the Livingston Avenue Bridge replacement, as seen on Aug. 27 in Albany. The $635 million project to replace the railroad bridge spanning the Hudson River ...